667 ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 557
- 2016: 707
- 2021: 667
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yorketown · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Yorketown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in three people aged 65 and over live in Yorketown (L), making it a place with a very high proportion of seniors. This shift is part of a broader trend where the typical resident is now 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
667
▲ +19.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yorketown — lower than 57% of areas.
| Yorketown | 667 |
|---|---|
| 5576, SA | 1,133 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 110 people since 2011, reaching 667 residents. This growth happened alongside a sharp increase in age, with the typical resident now 15 years older than they were in 2011.
56 yrs ▲ +36.6%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 36.4% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.1% of the area, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
36.4% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yorketown, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.2% of the population, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents are married (45.7%), while those in de facto relationships rose to 13.1% over the last decade.
1.2% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yorketown, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yorketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421043/yorketown/topic/demographics-identity